The lost towns of Houston

October 18, 2013 |Carrie Taylor

Before Houston's boom in the 1980s the Bayou City was surrounded by small communities ranging from a few dozen to a few thousand people. Take a look back at those lost towns before Houston's growth overcame them.

Life on the Brazos River

Juliff

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Remains of the Juliff cotton gin are pictured above. The town was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, FM 521 and the Brazos River, about 20 miles east of Richmond. It was apart of the Arcola plantation. In the early 1850's Juliff was a shipping point on the river, and it gained a post office in 1891. By 1940 the town had about 50 citizens, a church and three businesses. The population rose to 150 in the late 1940s, but by the 1960s it had faded away.

Remains of the Juliff cotton gin are pictured above. The town was on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, FM 521 and the Brazos River, about 20 miles east of Richmond. It was apart of the Arcola plantation. In the early 1850's Juliff was a shipping point on the river, and it gained a post office in 1891. By 1940 the town had about 50 citizens, a church and three businesses. The population rose to 150 in the late 1940s, but by the 1960s it had faded away.